Cardiologists aren’t paying much attention to the noise around Abiomed (NSDQ:ABMD) and its flagship medical device, the Impella heart pump, at least according to chairman, president & CEO Michael Minogue.
That noise centered around a pair of events during the 4th quarter: news of a U.S. Justice Dept. probe into its marketing of the Impella pump and an FDA decision to require the device to undergo a more rigorous approval process.